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Unique collection saved 31/08/2011 Some 60 years later, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £45,000, the Friends of Horsham Museum are embarking on an ambitious project to make these posters about everything from the theft of a fat sheep to …

Seals returning to the North East benefit from Heritage Lottery Fund investment 15/08/2011 The project, ‘A Date with Seals’ focuses on a colony of harbour seals (a BAP species*) living on the Tees Estuary, close to the RSPB’s wildlife reserve and …

£1million lottery grant to restore picturesque Portaferry 10/08/2011 Last year HLF endorsed Portaferry Regeneration Limited’s initial proposals to transform the conservation area, and following 12 months of detailed planning and development the full award …

Community to tell story Beyond the Brickworks 25/07/2011 The project, which includes filmmaking and dramatic reconstructions, has been made possible by a grant of £9,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Butterfly Fx are working with local …

Middlesbrough's footballing heritage celebrated 23/08/2011 'Middlesbrough 86', awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £42,900, brings together the whole of the Teesside community and enables people to collect and share their memories of the …

Dame Cleo Laine announces £346,300 for National Jazz Archive 26/07/2011 The National Jazz Archive tells the story of Jazz and Blues in the UK through photographs, printed articles, memorabilia, artworks and personal papers donated by leading musicians …

Tower Hamlets youth uncover historical impact of boxing 11/08/2011 The funding will allow them to pilot a young people led project that will explore the hugely influential historic social impact of boxing on the local community of East London. The East …

Success for Shropshire Heritage Volunteers 11/08/2011 Working in partnership with Shropshire Council’s Archives and Museums Service over the course of a three year project, 250 people will have the opportunity to work on some of Shropshire’s outstanding …

Comparing the markets charts capital’s trading history 04/08/2011 Born and Bred will concentrate on life along the Holloway Road in Islington capturing the memories of local people, particularly those running and working in small businesses there. …

Celebrating North East community heritage 18/08/2011 ‘Celebrating Community Heritage’, a three year project, will focus on and celebrate the social, cultural, and industrial heritage of people in the North East. The project, run by Beamish Museum , will …